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The Blue Hills Fire District was awarded a PPP loan, but two former commissioners say they weren’t even aware of the application and some are now questioning how the money was used.

There are new developments in an exclusive NBC Connecticut investigation into the handling of a power surge after Tropical Storm Isaias. A state agency has now gotten involved. NBC Connecticut Investigates first brought you the story of one neighborhood dealing with thousands of dollars’ worth of damage in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias. The damage happened after the power…

Experts believe social isolation is a hidden health crisis amid the pandemic – especially for older people, many of whom reside in long-term care facilities across Connecticut.

Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Connecticut and caused millions of dollars in property damage. But for one neighborhood, the real damage happened when the lights came back on, and those homeowners say they have been left footing a chunk of the bill. The list of appliances residents say were damaged by a…

On August 17, a swath of five houses in Somers was hit by a surge when a power crew returned there for some follow up repairs after Tropical Storm Isaias. Residents say they don’t think Eversource did enough to reimburse them for the damage.

“Just this year is my first one,” said high school senior Madison Chelgren as she sat with friend and classmate Darius Cummings. The students sat down with NBC Connecticut to talk about the diversity in teaching they’ve had throughout their educational experience. The pair both said teachers of color were few, with Chelgren explaining her World Religions teacher was...

NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned the company offering COVID-19 testing at Bradley Airport has been going through growing pains that have inconvenienced passengers.

A lot of time and money has been spent over these few months in order to get Connecticut schools ready to reopen. It has been tedious and costly for both families and school districts. NBC Connecticut Investigates examined the costs of reimagining and renovating school spaces, based on financial information obtained through public records requests. Within Windsor Locks Public Schools,…

To safely open during the pandemic, school districts spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars on things ranging from cleaning supplies to air purifies to PPE to remote learning technology.

To say reopening schools during a pandemic is challenging would be an understatement, especially in Connecticut’s larger districts. Districts spent months trying to set up a safe environment to learn, figuring out how to get students to and from school, and deciding how often they should be in a classroom. This effort required hundreds of millions of dollars in...

The nurses that spoke with NBC New York said change can’t arrive soon enough, and the help they need is an emergency — as all too often it’s them who are becoming the patients

Filling out and paying your taxes is tough enough.  Imagine if you’re dealing with a crumbling basement and have to sort out what that means for your tax situation. Congressman Joe Courtney and an IRS representative will host a webinar on the subject Monday, February 10, 2020 at 2 p.m.  It is open to the public.  In addition to discussing…

Fake accounts, which claim to be of U.S. rabbis, have been posting messages seemingly geared at pitting Jews against African Americans — but why aren’t social media sites stepping in sooner to stop them?

At 26 years old, Brandon Nelson hospitalized and released to a residential mental health home in Southern California. He took his own life 24 hours after being admitted. His parents say Brandon’s death could have been prevented and that state regulators failed them.

With Christmas just around the corner, you may be thinking about gift cards. While they’re popular and convenient, they’re also a popular way for thieves to steal your money. That’s because gift cards are like cash.  If you buy one and use it, you might not get your money back.  The Federal Trade Commission said one thing consumers shouldn’t...

A man was found dead outside Los Angeles City Hall early Wednesday, likely the 963rd homeless person to die on the streets of LA County in 2019, officials said. “It really hits home when one of those human beings passes away in front of our workplace,” LA City Attorney Mike Feuer told reporters. Feuer was about to discuss his concerns…

Background checks for school bus drivers need improvement, according to a new state audit that reinforces what NBC Connecticut Investigates reported two years ago. State auditors were studying background checks done in the period between 2015 and 2017, right around the time we aired a two-part series on school bus driver background checks. The audit, released Thursday, says just a…

The audit, released Thursday, says just a small number of law enforcement agencies are reporting when school bus drivers are arrested or have serious motor vehicle violations.

NBC Connecticut Investigates has drilled down on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data on flight delays, and while we can’t solve your flight delay problems, we might be able to help you avoid or anticipate them.